Mantel clock (pendule), case ca. 1770, dial and movement ca. 1860–90
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
case ca. 1770, dial and movement ca. 1860–90
Mantel clock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 69.292.8), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Mantel clock (pendule)”.
The museum dates it case ca. 1770, dial and movement ca. 1860–90. It is attributed to Firm of Samuel Marti et Cie, Paris (1870–1890). The museum records the medium as Case: gilded wood; Dial and movement: enameled copper, brass and steel and the dimensions as Height: 33 in. (83.8 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Case: gilded wood; Dial and movement: enameled copper, brass and steel
- Dimensions
- Height: 33 in. (83.8 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Horology
- Maker recorded
- Firm of Samuel Marti et Cie, Paris
Identification
- Met object id
- 205158
- Museum object name
- Mantel clock
- Museum object number
- 69.292.8
Catalogue references
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